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Scientific Name

Acacia terminalis

Family Name

MIMOSACEAE

Common Name

Sunshine Wattle

Status

Height

1.0m - 4.0m (100-400cm)

Flowers

Clusters of 'fluffly balls', pale cream/yellow and smelling of mulberries.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Shrub with spreading branches.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar

Communities

Open dry forest

Habitat Notes

Locally frequent on poor stony soils especially derived from mudstone.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist; Rocky

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Pod oblong, straight, flattened 6-10cm long. close monitoring needed as it sheds seed on maturity.pick pods just as they start to dry and change colour. spread on sheets. sieve to isolate

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

10-30 days

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Most Acacias are readily propagated by seed. Cuttings are possible with "phyllode bearing" Acacias, more so than with "feathery leaved" species. Leafy pinnate species are not generally propagated by cuttings.